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Published online 16 March 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050314-10
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Quake threat rises after tsunami slip
Nearby faults are under increased strain after December's catastrophe.
The huge earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami has increased the stress on neighbouring fault lines, experts have calculated. The knock-on effect could be another large earthquake in Sumatra or even another tsunami, they warn.
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